I wish you could see the giant stack of mail I have from readers who have taken me up on my offer to answer anything! Honestly, I couldn’t be any happier about that. Enjoy this batch of answered ...

I have a problem with a smelly garbage disposal. I have tried everything from vinegar/soda to bleach, grinding ice cubes and even lemons, which a plumber suggested. It still smells. -- Susie, ...

Dear Ken: The rubber triangle pieces on our garbage disposer look awful and disgusting. How do you clean them? — Joanne Answer: Take an old toothbrush or a round toilet bowl brush, saturate it in ...

Trash cans are kind of gross. You keep a container of food waste and plastic wrappers in the kitchen, and it starts to smell. Garbage disposals are supposed to alleviate the smelly trash problem. They ...